Mouser Electronics now offers evaluation kit for use with TI microcontroller

Mouser Electronics is now offering the MSP-EXP430FR5969 LaunchPad Evaluation Kit from Texas Instruments (TI). The new LaunchPad is a rapid prototyping kit for TI’s MSP430FR5969 microcontroller featuring 64KBytes of FRAM. The evaluation kit, combined with the MSP430FR5969 microcontroller, enables designers to develop ultra-low-power applications including metering, wearable electronics, consumer electronics, the Internet of Things, industrial and remote sensors, home automation and energy harvesting.

FRAM is a non-volatile memory known for its low power, high endurance and fast write access. The onboard MSP430FR5969 16-bit microcontroller supports speeds up to 16MHz and has integrated peripherals for communication, analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs), timers and AES encryption.

The MSP-EXP430FR5969 LaunchPad Evaluation Kit provides a simple user interface through on-board buttons and LEDs and includes a 0.1mF supercapacitor that allows standalone applications to operate without an external power supply.

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Key features and specifications

The user interface enables two modes:

The first mode is a live temperature mode, where data is measured using the on-chip temperature sensor of the microcontroller and streamed back to the user interface through the backchannel UART.

The second mode demonstrates the data-logging capabilities of the microcontroller’s 64KB of embedded, non-volatile FRAM, by disconnecting it from the computer and using the on-board super capacitor for power. The included 16-bit MSP430FR5969 microcontroller supports CPU speeds up to 16MHz and has integrated peripherals for communication, ADC, timers, AES encryption and more.

Additional features of the MSP-EXP430FR5969 LaunchPad Kit include an onboard eZ‑FET emulation with EnergyTrace technology that enables developers to analyse power consumption down to 5nA resolution in real time for each peripheral.

To allow for rapid prototyping, the kit features a 20-pin LaunchPad standard that leverages the BoosterPack ecosystem. TI’s BoosterPack enables technologies such as wireless connectivity, graphical displays and environmental sensing.

The MSP-EXP430FR5969 LaunchPad Development includes the MSP-EXP430FR5969 evaluation board, a micro USB cable and a quick-start guide.

Free software development tools are also available for the MSP-EXP430FR5969, such as the Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio and IAR Embedded Workbench.